20. Upgrading Windows

In This Chapter

Windows Vista is constantly evolving, even as you read this book. Microsoft programmers constantly find and fix problems, add new drivers to support the latest hardware innovations, and so on. They also upgrade security features as the hacker wars continue. Windows Vista makes it easy for you to have an up-to-date version of the operating system with little or no intervention on your part.

However, Windows Vista adds another factor to the upgrade landscape, depending on which version of it you’re using. With Windows XP you could purchase XP Home or XP Professional ...

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